Goodbye English Heritage, hello Bartlett: Survey of London rehomed

Publication date:
30 October 2013

The Survey of London, the detailed Pevsner-like encyclopedia of the capital’s buildings, has moved from English Heritage to the UCL’s Bartlett faculty of the built environment. Read: Architects Journal

Reindeer’s eye colour rings the changes

Publication date:
30 October 2013

Reindeer change their eye colour from gold in the summer to blue in the winter to help them to see in the gloomy Arctic, according to new research by Professor Glen Jeffery (UCL Institute of Ophthalmology) and colleagues. Read: The Times (£)More: Wired UKFT (£)

£5 note could hold key to advancement of quantum computing

Publication date:
29 October 2013

The blue pigment found on £5 notes
could hold the key to furthering the development of quantum
computers, according to new research by Dr Marc Warner (UCL London
Centre for Nanotechnology). Read: Wired UKMore: New York TimesPhysics World

Swaddling babies 'causes hip problems'

Publication date:
29 October 2013

“I would advise that if a baby needs
to be wrapped up to get off to sleep that parents do this in a
sympathetic and loose manner, and not tight especially around the
babies’ hips," says Dr Alastair Sutcliffe (UCL Institute for
Child Health). Read: TelegraphMore: GuardianTimes (£)Daily MailMirrorAFP

Stick it to them: the way to deal with fussy eaters

Publication date:
28 October 2013

Dr Lucy Cooke (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) talks about Tiny Tastes, a programme aimed at fussy eaters which uses stickers and a point-scoring system to encourage children to eat their greens. Read: TelegraphMore: Express